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The secret lives of bats : my adventures with the world's most misunderstood mammals / Merlin Tuttle.
Enamored of bats ever since discovering a colony in a cave as a boy, Tuttle realized how sophisticated and intelligent bats are. He shares research showing that frog-eating bats can identify frogs by their calls, that vampire bats have a social order similar to that of primates, and that bats have remarkable memories. Bats also provide enormous benefits by eating crop pests, pollinating plants, and carrying seeds needed for reforestation; they are essential to a healthy planet.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780544382275 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0544382277 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xvi, 271 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-263) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Teenage discoveries -- Saving the gray myotis -- Tracking bat nightlife -- Investigating vampire bats -- Bats through a camera's eye -- Discovering frog-eating bats -- Finding America's most elusive bats -- Cacti that compete for bats -- Free-tailed bat caves and pest control -- African adventures -- Bat-loving monks, tigers, and poachers -- Mysteries of bat-guiding flowers -- Bat foresters -- Fruit grower complaints -- A national park for bats -- Epilogue: Hope for the future. |
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| Subject: | Bats. Bats > Research > Anecdotes. Tuttle, Merlin D. |
| Genre: | Anecdotes. |
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- 0 of 1 copy available at Lackawanna County Library System.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Community Library | 569.4074 TUTTLE (Text) | 50690011041792 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked Out | 04/29/2024 |
